Latest Updates on Syria; 15 September 2019
ISWNews Analysis Group: The opening of the AlBukamal-AlQaim border crossing is still delayed and no exact date has been set. The opening was stopped after Israeli air strikes on the area.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The opening of the AlBukamal-AlQaim border crossing is still delayed and no exact date has been set. The opening was stopped after Israeli air strikes on the area.
Syrian Army started the big operation “Dawn of Idlib” that was expected by everyone on 3 May 2019 in northwest of Syria and Idlib and reclaimed vast areas in south of Idlib and northwest of Hama by 30 August 2019.
ISWNews Analysis Group: According to recently released video footage, the US flag was raised on the Conoco gas facility east of Deir Ezzur, one of Syria’s most important and advanced gas facilities.
ISWNews Analysis Group: As of this afternoon, Russian and Syrian artillery and fighter jets heavily bombarding the positions of terrorists in various parts of Idlib province.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The Syrian Army reopened the humanitarian corridor of Abu Dhuhur in eastern Idlib province once again, helping civilians to leave Idlib.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Abu Abd al-Mohsen al-Jazrawi, one of the commanders of the Tahrir al-Sham (al-Nusra Front) along with their bodyguards, was killed in an attack by unknown assailants in north of Saraqib.
Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Vladimir Putin, president of Russia to talk about increasing military collaboration and about issue of Syria.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The Syrian National Defence Forces and the Syrian Army launched a security operation in the remote areas of al-Mayadin and al-Fidhah in the desert of Deir Ezzur against the remaining ISIS cells.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Israeli satellite company “ImageSat Intl.” has released images of a base under construction near the Syria’s Al-Bukamal border, which is claimed to be a logistics base for Iranian forces.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The Syrian government, in a statement, strongly protested the “Safe Zone” agreement and joint patrols by US and Turkish forces in northeast Syria, saying its an obvious violation of international law and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Republic.
The military of Turkey and the United States began a joint ground patrol based on the “Safe Zone” plan in northeastern Syria.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Russian special forces launched a surprise attack on three positions of Suqour al-Sham militants in the area of Ajaz in southern Idlib province, killing and wounding several militants.